US embassy protests
Abu Islam and son imprisoned for insulting Christianity
Egypt
June 16, 2013
Abu Islam and son imprisoned for insulting Christianity
Nasr City Misdemeanour Court has sentenced Abu Islam, the controversial Salafi preacher, to 11 years in prison for insulting Christianity…
Female lawyers accuse Islamist TV channel of defamation
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Female lawyers accuse Islamist TV channel of defamation
The Egyptian Female Lawyers Initiative submitted a complaint to the Public Prosecution in Cairo on Tuesday against the owner of…
Trial of Abu Islam postponed to November
Egypt
October 21, 2012
Trial of Abu Islam postponed to November
The Nasr City Misdemeanor Court has postponed to November the trial of al-Umma satellite channel owner Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud…
Abu Islam Bible desecration trial postponed to 21 October
Egypt
October 14, 2012
Abu Islam Bible desecration trial postponed to 21 October
The Nasr City Misdemeanor Court has postponed the blasphemy trial of Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Abdallah, aka Abu Islam; his…
Qandil: Assaults on embassies, foreign properties will be harshly prosecuted
Egypt
September 21, 2012
Qandil: Assaults on embassies, foreign properties will be harshly prosecuted
Anyone who attempts to assault embassies, diplomatic missions or foreign properties in Egypt will be harshly prosecuted, Prime Minister…
FM denies strained relations with US
Egypt
September 20, 2012
FM denies strained relations with US
Relations with the US are normal following protests outside the American Embassy, Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said during a…
Clashes break out in court, detained film protesters allege torture
Egypt
September 19, 2012
Clashes break out in court, detained film protesters allege torture
Clashes broke out Tuesday afternoon between families of detainees and Central Security Forces in front of an Abdeen court, where…
Prosecution refers eight to criminal court over anti-Islam movie
Egypt
September 18, 2012
Prosecution refers eight to criminal court over anti-Islam movie
Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud referred eight people to the Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday and ordered that they be…
Covering the embassy protests
Egypt
September 18, 2012
Covering the embassy protests
As protests erupted in the vicinity of the US Embassy in Cairo last week over an anti-Islam film, Egypt Independent…
Egyptian ambassador: Washington’s threats to cut aid an ‘election issue’
Egypt
September 17, 2012
Egyptian ambassador: Washington’s threats to cut aid an ‘election issue’
Egypt’s ambassador in Washington, Mohamed Tawfiq, said that any threat to cut off US aid to Egypt is only an…